Cynthia Turnquest-Jones Steps Down As School Board Trustee As Dysfunction Continues in Mt Vernon
Former Mount Vernon City School Trustee Cynthia Turnquest-Jones has officially stepped down for the School Board effectively, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. At the Tuesday, June 21st School Board meeting Turnquest-Jones read in the record her statement for the residents of Mount Vernon to explain her reasons for stepping down. In the statement Turnquest-Jones cites, “a cycle of dysfunction,” “the abuse of creating a false narrative has plagued our city,” and “a constant syndrome of chaos and hoodwinking the people,” as reasons that led to her stepping down. During the meeting whether intentional or due to technical difficulties, the sound on the live stream was muted and Ms. Turnquest-Jones’ comments could not be heard by the public. We received several calls to see if we knew anything about the loss in sound when Turnquest-Jones spoke and asking if Black Westchester had recorded the meeting. We were not present and did not record the meeting, but we have the next best thing, BW obtained a printout of Cynthia’s statement, which we are sharing below in its entirety. Dear Mount Vernon City School District,What inspired me to want to become a School Board Trustee is the passion I have as an Educator, Parent,Citizen [...]
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Former Mount Vernon City School Trustee Cynthia Turnquest-Jones has officially stepped down for the School Board effectively, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. At the Tuesday, June 21st School Board meeting Turnquest-Jones read in the record her statement for the residents of Mount Vernon to explain her reasons for stepping down. In the statement Turnquest-Jones cites, “a cycle of dysfunction,” “the abuse of creating a false narrative has plagued our city,” and “a constant syndrome of chaos and hoodwinking the people,” as reasons that led to her stepping down. During the meeting whether intentional or due to technical difficulties, the sound on the live stream was muted and Ms. Turnquest-Jones’ comments could not be heard by the public. We received several calls to see if we knew anything about the loss in sound when Turnquest-Jones spoke and asking if Black Westchester had recorded the meeting. We were not present and did not record the meeting, but we have the next best thing, BW obtained a printout of Cynthia’s statement, which we are sharing below in its entirety. Dear Mount Vernon City School District,What inspired me to want to become a School Board Trustee is the passion I have as an Educator, Parent,Citizen [...]
